It was built in 1910 and designed by Frederick William Cappelen, the city of Minneapolis engineer at the time.

The tower is 110 feet tall, making it the tallest structure in Kenwood.

[1] The tower was built to alleviate water pressure and storage problems in the Lowry Hill area.

Although the tower is not the work of a master architect or representative of a specific architectural style, its design is distinctive.

It is ornamented with projecting ribs, narrow rectangular windows, and Lombard bands, suggesting a medieval fortress.